Thoughts and suggestions from the Library staff at Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton, SC.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Books and Movies

Every year, hundreds of movies are made and released to the
big screen. Did you know that a large portion of those movies are actually
adapted from books? This means many readers and movie-goers will face an
important question: Should I read the
book first? This is where the
libraries at TCTC can help!

The following is a list of books-turned-movies coming to
theaters in the next few months. The TCTC libraries conveniently have them
waiting for you to check out:

1. Mockingjay by
Suzanne Collins (book|movie)

This is the third and final book in Collins’ extraordinarily
popular The Hunger Games trilogy. The
movie, however, is only covering part of the book. The
Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 will be released to theatres November 20,
2015.

This is
the prequel to Tolkien’s The Lord of the
Rings. Even though The Hobbit is
less than 400 pages long, it was split into a movie trilogy. The
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug premiered in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
The third and final installment is entitled The
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

This is
the first book in the erotic romance Fifty
Shades trilogy. It has topped numerous best-seller lists around the world,
despite its poor critical reception. In fact, Fifty Shades of Grey has the record for the fastest-selling
paperback of all time.

Ron
Rash is a popular local author. He currently holds the title of Parris
Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina
University. He was born in Chester, SC and grew up in Boiling Springs, NC. He holds degrees from both Gardner-Webb
University and Clemson University. Serena
is his fourth novel.